TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gantz,Carroll
TI  - The industrialization of design: a history from the steam age to today 
SN  - 9780786442546 (softcover : alk. paper)
AV  - TS171.4 .G36 2011
U1  - 745.2 22
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Jefferson, N.C.
PB  - McFarland
KW  - Industrial design
KW  - History
KW  - Product design
KW  - Technology
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Pre-1800: Twin revolutions -- 1800-1850: The American system -- 1850-1875: International competition -- 1875-1900: The "new" decorative art -- 1900-1918: Architects take the lead -- 1918-1927: Modern design takes root -- 1927-1936: American modern design -- 1936-1945: Dreams of the future and war -- 1945-1950: Postwar recovery and consolidation -- 1950-1965: Imports and contradictions -- 1965-1985: Challenges and computers -- 1985-2010: Global design -- Appendix I. Biographies -- Appendix II. Past presidents of industrial design organizations
N2  - "Industrial design is a fundamental component of the traditional consumer experience. This book traces the history of industrial design over three centuries, beginning with the eighteenth-century industrial revolution. It identifies the major figures, organizations, styles and evolutionary events of the profession"--
ER  -